Proposed Reading List Tool Improvements

This post has been made on behalf of the Social Sciences Library Developing an Online Reading List Management System [ORLiMS] at the Bodleian Social Science Library The Bodleian Social Science Library [SSL] has applied for and received an award from … Continue reading

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Improved Student Feedback Within WebLearn

After the successful trial in Michaelmas Term, the 2015 IT Innovation Seed Fund challenges are now live. The termly call for Staff focuses on student feedback which is of particular interest to the WebLearn community. (There is also an ‘Open’ … Continue reading

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Call for Entries: 2015 Teaching with Sakai (aka WebLearn) Innovation Award

Announcement from the TWISA Committee The Sakai Teaching and Learning community is seeking submissions for the 2015 Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) competition. The award recognizes innovation and excellence in technology-supported teaching, academic collaboration, and student engagement. We look … Continue reading

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Changes to the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Licence

The University’s information and advice on complying with the CLA Licence and relevant University procedures has been substantially revised and is now available at the copyright licencing pages of the Academic Services and University Collections website. The pages include guidance … Continue reading

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Copyright seminar (and others)

The following lunchtime seminars may be of interest to WebLearn users: Engage: Understanding copyright in the digital age. Tue 04 Nov 12:30-13:30. Book: http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/ENAT WebLearn Bytes: Assignments. Mon 03 Nov 12:30-13:30. Book: http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TOVL Plagiarism: Interpreting originality reports using Turnitin. Wed … Continue reading

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The new WebLearn Lessons tool enables a better user experience

WebLearn 10 has brought with it the brand new Lessons Tool. This tool allows one to set up a step-by-step learning exercise which students can be asked to work through in a structured manner. Consider this example: without leaving the … Continue reading

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WebLearn User Group – 2-4pm, Monday 7 July 2014

The next WebLearn User Group meeting is to be held on  Monday 7 July 2014 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in IT Services, 13 Banbury Rd. It will of course be followed by cream tea. Booking is required (for catering purposes) … Continue reading

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Kind words about WebLearn from Continuting Education Students

A number of these students report how helpful and effective the ‘on-line platform(s)’ are that they use as part of their Sustainable Urban Development M.Sc. course. One of these platforms is, of course, WebLearn which is used extensively by the Department of … Continue reading

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WebLearn one-to-one consultation

WebLearn offers a space (‘site’) in your departmental or college area, which provides an easy way to author web pages, upload and share materials, and collaborate and communicate with students, colleagues, experts, or external users. The WebLearn team in Academic IT … Continue reading

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WebLearn OxTALENT Awards

The annual OxTALENT Awards are presented each June. The deadline for entries is mid-day 16th May 2014. This year we are pleased to announce six open award categories, and we encourage you or your colleagues to enter examples of Oxford … Continue reading

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